July 22, 2026, 1:34 p.m. ET The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market that could bar German automaker Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the United States. Senator Ted Cruz, the committee chair and a Texas Republican, warned the bill’s provision that would…
10:48 pm ETShare this update Trump-backed GOP Senate candidate thinks Americans should be ‘alarmed’ Terry Collins Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, who’s also the state’s Republican Senate candidate, said on social media Thursday that Americans should be “alarmed” by their enemies’ attempts to prevent secure elections, echoing sentiments in a speech made by President Donald Trump….
July 7, 2026, 12:25 p.m. ET Detroit — A day before he is set to debate the other two Republicans running to be Michigan’s next governor, Mike Cox lobbed the label of “hypocrite” at U.S. Rep. John James for his business dealings with China. Cox, the state’s former attorney general from 2003 through 2010, held…
Updated April 29, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET Washington — Two emerging leaders on Capitol Hill are teaming up for a bipartisan push to keep Chinese cars and trucks out of the United States. Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio introduced a bill Wednesday to solidify barriers…
State Rep. Brian Hodgers Jan. 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET NASA’s announcement of its 2025 astronaut class underscores America’s renewed commitment to space leadership. These individuals will train for missions to the Moon and Mars as part of the Artemis program, a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to maintain its edge in an increasingly competitive space race with China. Their…
Dec. 2, 2025, 1:58 p.m. ET Washington — The United States should quit trying to compete with China on electric vehicles, Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said Tuesday. “We were ahead of them by a mile, by 10 miles, on the internal combustion engine. They went into EVs, and then they convinced the Western world…
President Donald Trump said he wasn’t surprised to hear that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas might be interested in a 2028 bid for the White House. “It’s a little early. It’s three and a quarter years (away). That’s a long time,” said Trump, responding to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office about…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is feuding with one of his most vocal MAGA supporters, and it’s getting ugly. Trump’s back-and-forth spat with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reached a fever pitch in recent days when the president withdrew his endorsement of the Georgia Republican and assigned her a nickname – an act typically reserved for…
Rep. Thomas Massie hit back at President Donald Trump this week, accusing the president of “trying to be a bully” after he appeared to criticize the Kentucky Republican’s recent marriage. Trump on Friday, Nov. 14 shared a post on Truth Social asking if Massie got “married already,” saying “His wife will soon find out that…
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in Indiana State Senate Republicans and even called out Gov. Mike Braun on social media after the push to redistrict stalled in Indiana. In a Nov. 16 post on Truth Social, Trump said he was “Very disappointed” in state leaders, and stated that Democrats have done redistricting for…